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wwf; sELEcTmG AND ENTERING uEcHANlsM Patented Nov. 21, 1950 VALUE SELECTING AND ENTERING MECHANISM Grant C. Ellerbeck, San Leandro, Calif., assignor to Friden Calculating Machine Co., Inc., a corporation of California Application May 3', 1948, Serial No. 24,888

10 Claims. 1

This invention relates to adding machines. This applicationis a continuation in part of my now abandoned application Serial No. 693,730 iled August 29, 1946 and entitled Adding Machine.

One object of the invention is to provide a novel value selecting mechanism.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved mechanism for entering a selected value in a register.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cyclically operable plural order adding or the like machine including an improved mechanism effective for entering a selected value in a register during only a part of a machine cycle, and tens transfer mechanism for effecting. inter-order transfers during a part of a cycle in which the value entering mechanism yis ineffective.

Other objects of the invention will become evident after the following disclosure.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the machine,

Figures 2A, 2B and 2C together comprise a section taken on the line 2 2 in Figure l, while Figure 2D is a fragmentary sectional view showing the details of the spiral type of differential mechanism.

Figure 3 is a section taken as indicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 2A.

Figure 4 is a section taken as indicated by the line 4 4 in Fig. 2A.

Figure 5 is a vertical section taken as indicated by the line 5-5 in Fig. l.

Figure 6 is a vertical section taken as indicated by the line 6 6 in Fig. 1.

Figure 7 is a view of the switch taken as indicated by the line 1 1 in Fig. l.

Figure 8 is a vertical section taken as indicated by the line 8 8 in Fig. 1.

Figure 9 is a detailed View of the clutch.

Figures 10A and 10B together comprise a section taken on the line |0| 0 in Fig. l.

Figure 11 is a rear view of the machine with the cover removed.

Figure l2 is a vertical section taken as indicated by the line |2 2 inr Fig. 11.

Figure 13 is a plan View with the parts broken away taken as indicated by the line |3 |3 in Fig. 12. y

Figure 14 is a vertical section taken as indi'- `Value' has been set on the keyboard 20 it is entered additively by depressing the add' bar 22,. orfnegatively by depressing the minus bar 23. Positive totals are indicated by numerals appearing in the lower row of windows 24. Direct negative totals are indicated by numerals appearing in the upper row of windows 25. f

Registration control mechanism Referring to Figures 2A and 2D. Associated with each ordinal row of keys 2| is a shaft 30 which in each cycle is rotated a differential amount corresponding to the key 2l depressed. This is effected by the following mechanism. Shaft has a threaded portion 3| on which is threaded a nut 32 having an annular groove 33 engaged by a fork 34 on a member 35mounted foi` sliding movement parallel to the axis of the shaft 33. The nut 32 is provided about its outer periphery with a series of teeth 26 which are adapted to cooperate with a stationary tooth 2T extending longitudinally beneath the shaft 30 so as to restrain the nut against rotation while permitting it to travel forwardly and backwardly in the machine. The tooth 2l is of such length as not to engage between the teeth 23 when the nut is in its normal or rearmost position as shown in Fig. 2A. Hence, the nut 32 and the shaft 30 are free to rotate when the inter-order transfer mechanism operates near the end of the cycle. Member 35 has a rack 36 rigidly attached thereto which engages a gear having a pinion (Fig. 4) of smaller diameter integral therewith engaging a fixed rack 4|. The gear and pinion are mounted for rotation on a stud 42 in a slide 43. Slide 43 has two pin and slot connections 44 with the member 35, and a spring 45 is attached at its front end to a stud 43 on. the slide 43, and at its rear end is attached to the pin 41 of the rear pin and slot connection 44. Pin 41 is secured to the member 35 so that the spring 45 tends to move the member 35 forwardly, and the slide 43 rear- Wardly. A latch mounted on the pin 4l normally engages an ear 5| on the slide 43 preventing movement of the slide 43 and the member 35. `In' the full cycle position all of the members 35 are restrained from movement by a bail 52 secured to a shaft 53 which engages slots 54 in the members 35. Y

When a numeral key 2|v (Fig. 2A) is depressed it releases the latch 53 by the following means. Each key 2| (Fig. 4) has a lug 55 which engages a bail 56- pivoted at 5i. As shown in Figure 2A, the bail 56 is common to all the keys 2| in the ordinal row so that depression of any key will cause rocking of the bail. The bail, when rocked, engages a pin 53 on a slide 59 which has a pin 60 that engages the latch 50. Upon depression of either of the bars 22, 23 (Fig. 1) by a means presently to -b'e described, the bail 52 (Fig. 2A) is rocked counterclockwise. Any member 35 which has been unlatched is now free to move forwardly under the influence of its spring 45. The slide 43 will be moved forwardly but, at a slower speed. The member 35 is the driving member because of the mechanical advantage it has in the rack and gear train over the slide 43. The member 35 moved forwardly until one of the lugs 5| on the slide 43 engages the stem of the depressed key. The fork 34 has now moved the nut 32 a differential amount corresponding to the Value of the key depressed and has caused the shaft 30 to be rotated a corresponding angular amount.

However, during this part of the cycle the angular rotation of the shaft 30 is not registered. The remainder of the registration control mechanism corresponds to that described in the patent to Friden 2,229,889 issued January 28, 1941, and comprises a square shaft 62 rigidly secured to the threaded shaft 30. Slidably mounted on the square shaft 62 is a sleeve 63 having a pair of bevel gears 64, 65 integral therewith. These gears are normally in a neutral position with respect to a bevel gear 69 (Fig. 2C) on the numeral wheel shaft 61 which has mounted at the upper end thereof a numeral wheel 68. All of the bevel gears 64, 65 are controlled by a gate secured to a shaft 1| suitably mounted in the frame of the machine. By a means presently to be described, the gate 10 is rocked clockwise to engage the bevel gears 64 with the gears 66 for additive registration, and is rocked counterclockwise to engage bevel gears 65 with the bevel gears 56 for negative registration. During the forward movement of the bail 52 (Fig. 2A) the gate 10 is in its neutral position so that the angular movement of the shaft 30 is not transmitted to the numeral wheel 68. At the end of the forward movement of the bail 52 the gate 10 is moved to engage either the gears 64 or the gears 65 with the gears 69 so that upon return movement of the bail 52 any differentially displaced members 35 are restored to their home position,A

causing angular rotation of the shaft 30 corresponding to the value of the numeral Wheel depressed, which is registered in the numeral wheel 68. ln the last part of the cycle, the bail52 moves to the bottom of the slot 54 without causing displacement of the member 35, and then returns to the starting position shown. During this last part of the cycle, the shaft 12 is rotated. This shaft is connected by bevel gears 13 to shafts 14, each of which has two transfer teeth 15 thereon which cooperate with transfer gears 16 on each pair of square shafts 62 in the manner described in the aforementioned patent. As there explained, the transfer gears 16 are moved into operative relationship with their transfer teeth 15 by means of a transfer tooth 11 (Fig. 15) on the numeral wheel shaft 61 which rocks transfer levers 18 whenever the numeral wheel 68 passes from 0 to 9 or from 9 to 0. Each transfer lever has an ear 80 (see also Fig. 2C) which engages a grooved collar 8| (Fig. 2B) secured to the hub of the gear 1B. One flange 82 of the collar 8| is disposed in a grooved collar 83 on a pin 84 slidably mounted in the frame. A bail 85 mounted on a sleeve 86 rotatably mounted on the shaft 1| is rocked clockwise in Figure 2B to restore the pins 84 and thus gears 19.

Operation control mechanism Referring to Figures 5 and 6, the plus bar 22 is secured to a vertically slidable key stem 90, and the minus bar 23 is secured to a vertically slidable key stem 9|. A link 92 is pivoted to the key stem 90 at 93 and has a pin and slot connection 94 with the key stem 9|. Depression of either of the keys 22, 23 causes the link 92 to engage a pin 95 on an arm 96 secured to a shaft 91. Shaft 91 is urged clockwise in Figure 5, or counter-clockwise in Figure 10A by a spring 98 attached to an arm 99 secured to the shaft 91. The shaft 91 (Fig. 7) has an arm |00 provided with a pin 10| which engages a lever |02 pivotally mounted at |03 and having an ear |04 engaging the plunger |05 of a micro switch |06. Closure of this switch starts the motor. Shaft 91 (Figs. 8 and 9) has an arm |01 which controls a pawl and ratchet clutch |08 in a well known manner. The driving side of this clutch is connected to the motor by the gear train shown in Figure 8, and comprises a pinion |09 on the motor shaft and intermediate gearing ||0, ||2. The driven side of the clutch has attached thereto a gear I I3 meshing with a gear ||4 which, through a connecting rod ||5 oscillates a crank ||6 secured to shaft ||1. Shaft ||1 (Fig. 10A) is connected by an arm ||8 to the piston rod ||9 of a dash pot |20. The driven side of the clutch is also secured to a transversely extending shaft |2| (Figs. 5 and 6) which, at the right end, has secured thereto a cam |22 having a pin |23 thereon to which is pivoted a link |24 which is pivoted to a crank |25 on the shaft 53 so that for each revolution of the shaft |2| the shaft 53 is oscillated counterclockwise from the position shown, and then is returned clockwise to the full cycle position. The shaft 53 has secured thereto a bail 52 (Fig. 2A) as previously described.

When either of the keys 22, 23 is depressed the gate 10 (Fig. 2B) is not positioned. This is effected subsequently by power. Key 22 has a pin |26 (Fig. 5) which engages a cam face |21 on a link |28 pivotally mounted at its front end on an arm |29, pivotally mounted at |30 on the frame. The link |28 is pivoted at its rear end on an arm |3| pivoted at |32 on the frame. Depression of key 22 causes rearward movement of the link |28 and moves the end |33 of a slot |34 in the link |28 into engagement with a pin |35 on a bellcrank |31 secured to the shaft 1| (Fig. 2B) of the gate 10. Depression of the key 22 also rocks the link 92 (Fig. 5) around the pin and slot connection 94 and a pin |38 in the link 92 engages the tail |39 of a latch |40 rotatably mounted on the shaft 91. The latch |40 which normally engages a shoulder 4| (Fig. 6) on a slide |42, releases the slide for upward movement under the influence of a spring-urged bellcrank |43.

which is pivotally connected to the upper end of the slide 42. This upward movement of the slide |42 disposes the upper end thereof in front of an ear |44 on the link |28 to maintain the link |28 in its rearwardly displaced position. After the bail 52 (Fig. 2A) has reached the end of its forward stroke a cam |45 (Figs. 5 and 6) rocks its follower |46 counter-clockwise on its pivot |41. A link |48 transmits the movement of the follower to a lever |50 rotatably mounted at |5| and connected at |52 to a vertically movable slide |53 having a pin |54 therein. Pin |54 engages the cam face |55 on the slide |28 and imparts further rearwardmovement to the link |28, which movement causes clockwise rotation of the shaft 1| to engage the bevel gears for additive registration, as previously described. The shaft 1| is latched in this position by a latch |56 which cooperates with an ear |51 on the bellcrank |31. When the link |28 is moved rearwardly, a cam face |60 thereon engages a pin |6| on the bellcrank |43, rocking the bellcrank |43 counter-clockwise, moving the slide |42 downwardly where it is relatched by the latch |40. As previously described, the shaft 53 is then rocked clockwise, causing digitation.

The transfer is timed by a Geneva Wheel |62 (Fig. 6) pivoted about a shaft |63 which has secured thereto a gear |64 which, through intermediate gear |65 (Fig. 5) imparts a complete rotation to pinion |66 on shaft 12 (see also Fig. 2A). The Geneva wheel |62 is given a one-third revolution in the latter part of the cycle of the shaft |2| by driver pins |61 which engage the slots of the Geneva wheel |62.

At the conclusion of the cycle the gate (Fig. 2B) is restored to its neutral position. A cam |22 (Fig. 6) at the end of its revolution engages a follower |10 pivoted at |1| which has a pin |12 thereon that engages the latch |56 and rotates it counter-clockwise to release the bellcrank |31. The shaft 1| is then centralized (see Fig. 10A) by a conventional centralizer mechanism |13. In case the operator does not release the key 22 in time for the latch |40 to be free to re-engage the shoulder |4| on the slide |42 when the latter is moved downwardly by the action of the cam face |60, the pin |6| and the bell crank |43, the slide |42 will be moved downwardly again near the end of the cycle by the action of the cam |22 and the cam follower |10 acting on the slide |42 through a pin and slot connection |14. By this time the key 22 normally will have been released so as to condition the latch |40 for re-engaging the slide |42 when the latch is in its lower position.

Minus registration is effected by depressing the key 23 (Fig. 5) which has a pin |15 on its key stem which engages a cam face |16 on the link |28 and moves the link |28 forwardly to bring the rear face |11 (Fig. 6) of the slot |34 into engagement with the pin |35. Depression of the key 23 also causes rocking of the link 92 about its pivot 93 and the pin |38 on the link releases the latch |40 which permits the slide |42 to move upwardly behind the ear |44 on the link |28. By the mechanism previously described, the cam |45 (Fig. 5) causes the pin |54 to be moved downf is secured to the sleeve 8S. Referring to Figures 11 and 12, the sleeve 86 has secured thereto a cam follower |82 which cooperates with the cam |83 secured to one of the actuator shafts 14.

Keyboard lock and release Each row of keys is provided with a conventional latch slide |85 (Fig. 2A) which is moved rearwardly by a cam |86 on the key stem, and is moved forwardly to latching position by a spring |81. A locking bail |88 is adapted to be moved upwardly to the position shown in Figure 2A to lock the latch slides |85 when the machine is in operation, and at the conclusion of the operation a bail |89 is rocked clockwise by its shaft |90 to move all of the latch slides |85 rearwardly to clear the keyboard. This is effected as follows. secured thereto a cam |92 which has a follower |93 (Fig. 14). a link |94 which connects the follower |93 to a The shaft 53 (Figs. 2A and 14) has The follower |93 is connected by pin |95 on an arm |96 rotatably mounted on a stud |91 in the frame of the machine. A link |98 connects the pin |95 to an arm 200 rotatably mounted on the shaft |90 as shown in Figure 14.

One arm of the bail |89 is connected by a link 20| to a bellcrank 202 pivotally mounted on the pin |91 and pivoted to a depending portion 203 of the lock bail |88. A spring 204 urges bail |89 clockwise and through the link 20| urges the lock bail |88 upwardly, it also maintains a pin 205 on bellcrank 202 in contact with arm |96. The operation of these parts is as follows. In the forepart of the cycle the cam |92 rotates clockwise and the link |94 is moved forwardly, rocking the arm |96 counter-clockwise, bellcrank 202 follows, and the lock bail |88 is moved upwardly. In the last part of the cycle the cam |92 rotates counter-clockwise beyond the position shown, moving the arm |96 and the bellcrank 202 clockwise to withdraw the lock bail |88 and through the link 20|, rock the bail |89 counter-clockwise to release the latch slides |85.

True negative total Each numeral wheel 68 (Fig. l2) has secured thereto a gear 2 i0 meshing with the gear 2|| on a shaft 2|2 provided with a numeral wheel 2|3. The numerals on the numeral wheels 68 and 2|3 are arranged the same, but the wheels rotate in opposite directions at all times, and the numeral wheel 2M is adapted to display the complement of the numeral on the numeral wheel 68. For example, when the wheel 68 is standing at 9 the wheel 2 I3 is standing at (l. Normally, the numerals on the numeral wheel 68 are visible through the windows 24 (Fig. 1). When an overdraft occurs, a true negative total is displayed through the upper row of windows 25. Windows 24 and 25 are in a shutter 2|5 (Figs. l1, 12 and 13). When an overdraft occurs this shutter is moved to the right in Figure 1 to display the numerals on the numeral wheels 2|3 and to mask the numerals on the numeral wheels 68, and a registration of l is effected in the units order by a mechanism which will now be described. Referring to Figure 15, the highest order numeral wheel shaft 51 is provided with a transfer tooth 11, which cooperates with a lever 2|1 secured to a shaft 2|8 which has secured thereto an arm 2|9 which is connected by a link 22| to an arm 222 secured to a shaft 223 having a transfer lever 224 thereon which is provided with an ear that engages a grooved collar 8| (Fig. 2B) attached to a transfer gear 16 on the square shaft 62 in the units order. A transfer tooth 15 is provided on the first actuator shaft 14 and is timed to engage its pinion 16 after transfer has been effected in the highest order so that whenever the highest order numeral wheel passes through the 90 position the registration of 1 is effected in the units order. If the operation is negative and an overdraft occurs the highest order numeral wheel will pass from O to 9 and this will cause subtraction of'fl in the units order. When the overdraft is corrected by an additive operation, the highest order numeral wheel will move from 9 to 0 and this will cause 1 to be added in the units order.

The actuator shaft 14 (Fig. ll) has a cam 225 thereon which, in the course of the transfer phase raises a follower 226 which has a springpressed rod 221 attached thereto. Rotatably mounted on the rod 221 is a lever 228 which has a pin 229 constantly in engagement with a slot 230 (Fig. 13) in a plate 232. The follower end of the rod 221 has secured thereto an arm 235 provided with a pin 236 which normally engages in one of two holes 231. The plate 232 is rigidly attached to the shutter 255 so that the pin 236 engaging one of the holes 231 locks the shutter in its current position. When the cam 225 lifts the iod 22? it removes the lock pin 236 so that the plate 232 and the shutter 215 are free to be adjusted. The front end of the leverl 228 (Fig. 12) has a pin 240 which is brought into engagement with the tooth of a gear 24| on the numeral wheel shaft 2|2 in the units order. This occurs during a transfer, and if an overdraft occurs the units order numeral wheel shaft 2I2 will be rotated one place counterclockwise. This is because the reversing gears 64, 65 are adjusted for subtraction, and when the added increment is entered in the units order it will cause the numeral wheel 98 to rotate clockwise as viewed from above, and, therefore, will rotate the gear 24| counter-clockwise. This movement is transmitted through the pin 246, the lever 228 and the pin 229 to the plate 232 which is moved to the right, moving the shutter 215 to the right, Fig. l. At the end of the cycle, the lock pin 236 drops into the hole 23? to hold the shutter in position to display the true negative total in the windows 25. When the overdraft is corrected the numeral wheel 213 will receive an increment of movement in the opposite direction, that is,

clockwise, and through the mechanism just described, the shutter will be moved to the left in Fig. l to again display the total standing in the numeral wheels 68.

An illustrative example of the above described mechanism is given below, in which the numbers standing in the numeral wheels 68 appear in the left-hand column, and those standing in the numeral wheels 2i3 are in the right-hand column. The numerals displayed by the shutter are marked with an asterisk. The gure 5369 is registered in the numeral wheels 68, 6,000 is set in the keyboard and is subtracted, this results in an overdraft and subtraction of l in the units order. It also causes shifting oi the shutter so that the true negative total G3i is displayed. The overdraft is then corrected by adding 2579 which causes the highest order numeral wheel 68 to pass from 9 to 0 and l is additively registered in the units order. The shutter again shifts, and the new total, 1948, is displayed.

N umcral wheels 68 Numeral wheels 213 I claim:

l. In a calculating machine, a register, ordinally-arranged means for controlling registration of selected values therein including in each order, a selecting mechanism, a value-entering means,

-a diierentially-reciprocable actuator, and a screw and nut, means for mounting said screw for rotation but maintaining it against endwise movement, said screw being connected to said value-entering means, said nut being reciprovcated by said actuator, whereby differential rotation is imparted to said value-entering means corresponding to the diierential reciprocation of said actuator.

2. In a calculating machine, a register, ordinally-arranged means for controlling registration of selected values therein including in each order, a selecting mechanism, a value-entering means including a reversing gear having a neutral nonentering position, a differentially-reciprocable actuator, a screw and nut, said screw being connected to said value-entering means, said nut being reciprocated by said actuator, whereby differential rotation is imparted to said value-entering means corresponding to the differential reciprocation of said actuator, additive or subtractive registration being determined by the adjustment of said reversing gear, and means to position said reversing gear in the non-entering positien during rotation of said value-entering means in one direction.

3. In a calculating machine, a register, ordinally-arranged means for controlling registration oi' selected values therein including in each order, a value-entering means, a dierentially-recip rocable actuator, means actuated by said actuator for imparting differential rotation to said value-entering means corresponding to the differential reciprocation of said actuator, means for controlling movement of said actuator including a normally restrained slide mounted to move parallel to the reciprocatory movement of said actuator, a spring connected between said slide and said actuator and directly urging said slide and actuator to move in opposite directions, a rack on said actuator, means for releasing the restraint on said slide, a iixed rack spaced from and extending parallel to the rack on said actuator, a gear journalled on said slide and meshing with the rack on said actuator, a pinion coaxial and fast with said gear and of less diameter than said gear meshing with said xed rack, whereby when the restraint on said actuator is removed, the urge of said spring is effective for moving said actuator and said slide in the same direction and moving the actuator at a higher rate than the slide, and selectively settable differential stops for arresting movement of said slide, and thereby arresting movement of said actuator.

4. In a calculating machine, a value-selecting mechanism comprising, two slides interconnected by a spring tending to urge said slides in opposite directions, means to gear said slides together so that the rst slide causes the second slide to move in the same direction as the rst slide and so that displacement of the first slide will exceed that of the second slide, selectively settable differential stops for arresting movement of said second slide to determine the differential displacement of said first slide, a latch device comprising interengageable parts respectively on said two slides normally operative for restraining both slides against movement and in zero selection position, means responsive to the setting of any of said stops for releasing said latch, and means normally restraining said rst slide and movable in each cycle of machine operation to release Said slide and to restore said slide to latching position.

5. In a calculating machine, a register, ordinally arranged means for controlling registration of selected values therein including in each order, a selecting mechanism, a value entering means, an actuator reciprocable diierentially according to the setting of the selecting mechanism, drive connections between said actuator and said.

value-entering means comprising a nut connected to said actuator so as to reciprocate therewith while being capable of rotating with respect thereto, a screw having threaded engagement with said nut and being connected to said valueentering means, and means engageable by said nut for preventing rotation of said nut during reciprocatory movement thereof, whereby differential rotation of said screw and said Valueentering means will be effected by differential reciprocation of said actuator and nut.

6. In a calculating machine, a register, ordinally arranged means for controlling registration of selected values therein including in each other, a selecting mechanism, a value entering means, an actuator reciprocable differentially according to the setting of the selecting mechanism, drive connections between said actuator and said value-entering means comprising a nut connected to said actuator so as to reciprocate therewith while being capable of rotating with respect thereto, a screw having threaded engagement with said nut and being connected to said valueentering means, and a restraining member extending parallel to and adjacent to said screw to be engageable by said nut for preventing rotation of said nut during reciprocatory travel thereof, whereby differential rotation of said screw and said value-entering means will be effected by differential reciprocation of said actuator and nut.

7. In a calculating machine, a register, ordinally arranged means for controlling registration of selected values therein including in each order, a selecting mechanism, a value entering means, an actuator reciprocable differentially according to the setting of the selecting mechanism, drive connections between said actuator and said val- 11e-entering means comprising a peripherally notched nut connected to said actuator so as to reciprocate therewith while being capable of rotating with respect thereto, a screw having threaded engagement with` said nut and being connected to said value-entering means, and an elongated tooth extending parallel to and adjacent to said screw and being slidably engageable by the notched periphery of said nut for preventing rotation of said nut during reciprocatory travel thereof, whereby differential rotation of said screw and said value-entering means will be effected by differential reciprocation of saidV and being connected to said value-entering means, means for restraining said nut against rotation during only a part of the reciprocatory travel thereof, whereby when said nut is so restrained, differential reciprocation of said actuator and said nut will effect rotation of said screw and said value-entering means, and means for actuating said inter-order transfer means when said nut is not restrained by said restraining means.

9. In a calculating machine, a register, ordinally arranged means for controlling registration of selected values therein including inter-order transfer means, and in each order, a selecting mechanism, a value entering means, an actuator reciprocable differentially according to the setting of the selecting mechanism, drive connections between said actuator and said value-entering means comprising a peripherally toothed nut connected to said actuator so as to reciprocate therewith while being capable of rotating with respect thereto, a screw having threaded engagement with said nut and being connected to said value-entering means, an elongated tooth extending parallel to and adjacent to said screw and being adapted to engage in a tooth interspace in the periphery of said nut during only a part of the reciprocatory travel of said nut, whereby when said nut is engaged with said elongated tooth and is thereby restrained against rotation, differential reciprocation of said actuator and said nut will effect rotation of said screw and said value-entering means, and means for actuating said inter-order transfer means w `fen said nut periphery is disengaged from said elongated tooth.

10. In a calculating machine, a value-selecting mechanism comprising, two slides interconnected by a spring tending to urge said slides in opposite directions, means' to gear said slides together so that the rst slide causes the second slide to move in the same direction as the rst slide and so that displacement of the rst slide will exceed that of the second slide, selectively settable differential stops for arresting movement of said second slide to determine the differential displacement of said slide, a latch device comprising interengageable parts respectively on said two slides normally operative for restraining both slides against movement and in Zero setting position, means including a bail common to said settable differential stops and responsive to setting of any of said stops for releasing said latch, and means normally restraining said first slide and movable in each cycle of machine operation to release said slide and to restore said slide to latching position.

GRANT C. ELLERBECK.

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